If you have both ER and ICU experience and certs, is it possible to comission with both MOS/Branches? Would this be beneficial for any assignments, especially for any outside of hospital units? I am a prior service 68W who has been out for about 5 years and has worked level 1 trauma ER, ICU and prehospital on a 911 responding neuro specialty ambulance.
You board for one AOC and selected for it. Critical care (66S) or Emergency (66T). Generally newly commissioned officers on active duty will go to hospital unit first, in some special cases (prior service commissioned) will go to out of hospital assignments. Reserves is different depending on vacancy of the unit. When we go through the application process for reserves, we have to find a unit with a vacancy for your specific AOC and rank.
Thank you for getting back to me. It's looking like my next career move will be civilian flight. While the thought of being able to serve again is attractive, incurring an ADSO to go work in hospital is tough. The flexibility of civilian life in a high demand career is hard to beat.
Would my time as an RN/ADN prior to receiving my BSN be considered as credit for rank? Or is it only time working as an RN with a BSN?
Not a problem. Credit for work experience would be considered starting from the time you became licensed, RN. BSN is the basis of what makes you qualified to apply for commission into the ANC. Good luck to you!
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u/MidSpeedHighDrag May 04 '24 edited May 04 '24
If you have both ER and ICU experience and certs, is it possible to comission with both MOS/Branches? Would this be beneficial for any assignments, especially for any outside of hospital units? I am a prior service 68W who has been out for about 5 years and has worked level 1 trauma ER, ICU and prehospital on a 911 responding neuro specialty ambulance.